Selenium radiography versus storage phosphor and conventional radiography in the detection of simulated chest lesions

Radiology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-50

  Schaefer Prokop, Cornelia M ^a   Prokop, Mathias ^a   Schmidt, Andrea ^a   Neitzel, Ulrich ^b   Galanski, Michael ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Phantoms; Radiography, digital; Radiography, technology; Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC); Thorax, radiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029790337     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.1.8816519     Document Type: Article

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